Editorial: Where discoveries begin
The team probing the “oddball” geology of a site 200 km from Las Vegas – which evokes the gambling nature of mining itself – first met at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention. …
Articles by Colin McClelland
South America’s rightward shift lifts mining
Colombia’s May 31 presidential election will test whether Latin America’s shift towards more market-friendly governments can deliver a more reliable environment for mining investment, with polls showing a left-leaning candidate in the lead. The…
Cerrado battles Portugal over stalled copper-zinc project
Cerrado Gold (TSXV: CERT; US-OTC: CRDOF) reported higher annual earnings on Thursday, though attention is shifting towards a legal dispute in Portugal that could determine the future of its Lagoa…
Iran war threatens aluminium supply as outages deepen, prices surge
The Middle East conflict could remove up to 3–3.5 million tonnes of aluminium output, about 5% of global supply, and put nearly another 7 million tonnes at risk, tightening a…
Moonshot puts global metals scramble on display
Artemis II is set to lift off tomorrow, spotlighting the geopolitical race for the metals behind modern spaceflight. The flight around the Moon, without landing, will carry astronauts aboard the…
Montage boosts Koné gold grade by 20% in Africa
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) has lifted the resource and grade at Koné in Côte d’Ivoire, one of West Africa’s largest gold projects, as it prepares for a first…
Gold strong, but juniors must deliver, Haywood says
Gold’s record run may have lifted junior miners, but Haywood Securities says the next stage will be far less forgiving, with capital flowing only to companies that can deliver results…
Caledonia among gold miners avoiding Mideast refining chokepoint caused by Iran war
Zimbabwe-focused Caledonia Mining (NYSE-A: CMCL; LSE-A: CMCL) is rerouting gold sales through South Africa to avoid disruption from the Iran war, offering a glimpse of how bullion flows are being…
U.S. joins $1T mineral security consortium
The United States plans to commit $250 million towards a new investment vehicle aimed at securing critical mineral and energy supply chains, as Washington steps up efforts to counter geopolitical…
Almonty’s high-grade South Korea tungsten mine resumes after 30 years
Almonty Industries (Nasdaq: ALM; TSX: AII) says its Sangdong mine in South Korea, with three times the global average tungsten grade, has resumed commercial production after more than 30 years. …
Ontario funds up to $215K per early-stage project
Ontario is backing 68 early-stage exploration projects in new awards under a government funding program. The financing, delivered through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP), will cover up to half…
Resolution Copper clears land hurdle after years-long legal fight
Rio Tinto (LSE, NYSE, ASX: RIO) has secured control of land in Arizona needed to advance its Resolution Copper project after U.S. authorities completed a long-contested land exchange, marking a…